Meet Rufus, a sweet and good-looking 7-year-old male Golden with a Cinderella story. We found Rufus in a shelter, undernourished, with heartworms and a broken foot. Thanks to generous sponsors who paid for months of medical treatment and sent him to “dog whisperer” school, today Rufus is handsome, healthy, well behaved and a delightful companion. He loves people, is gentle with children, likes to play but does not get boisterous. Rufus enjoys a good walk and minds his manners in the house — no jumping and no accidents. Initially he was adopted by a a nice family who loved him but soon discovered he couldn’t get along with their other dog, particularly when it came to sharing toys. After learning that our Rufus was a “one-family dog” we found the perfect new home for him. Rufus now has a dad who knew Rufus was the dog for them right from the beginning. He also has a stay at home mom to give him lots of love and exercise, and two human sisters, ages 3 and 5, who already adore their big loveable Golden brother. His new family is completely accepting of Rufus’s need to be the only dog and accept him fully “as is”! Their commitment to Rufus has already been proven on the long ride to US Canine on Saturday for a little training session. Rufus also let us know that he had a taste for the oldies – old 45 records to be exact. He thought they were quite tasty but after the adoption was final his new family spent the day at the vet getting Rufus’ insides checked out. (Those 45’s could have done a lot of damage, but fortunately, it looks like Rufus chewed on them but didn’t ingest them!) In the future, dad plans to teach Rufus how to enjoy the oldies without trying to digest them.